About Korean Velvet Grass

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Asia

Types

Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass

Number of Varieties

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 40000

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Habitat

Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Gold

Leaf Color in Winter

Gold, Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Thorns

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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

weekly regular

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Army-worms, sod webworms

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

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17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Attracts

Crickets

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

Used as a golf course turf

Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ZOYSIA tenuifolia

Common Name

Korean Velvet Grass

In Hindi

कोरियाई मखमल घास

In German

Korean Samt Gras

In French

herbe de velours coréenne

In Spanish

hierba de terciopelo de Corea

In Greek

hierba de terciopelo de Corea

In Portuguese

grama de veludo coreano

In Polish

In Latin

Carl herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Class

Monocotyledonae

Order

Cyperales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Zoysia Willd

Clade

Commelinids

Tribe

Cynodonteae

Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Korean Velvet Grass

Want to know the properties of Korean Velvet Grass? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Korean Velvet Grass is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Korean Velvet Grass Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Korean Velvet Grass Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Korean Velvet Grass. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Korean Velvet Grass physical information is as follows: 2.50 cm tall and 30.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Grass like. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Green, Light Green

Leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Korean Velvet Grass

Taking Korean Velvet Grass Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Korean Velvet Grass include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Korean Velvet Grass

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Korean Velvet Grass is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Korean Velvet Grass is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are 7 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass. This plant's habitat is Lower slopes and Sandy stream banks and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.